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AWARD WINNING INNOVATION
Leading the green
chemical revolution
Celtic Renewables’ patented and proven process converts by-products and waste from a range of industries including food, drink & agriculture into green chemicals – bio acetone & bio butanol.
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About
From by-products & waste to green chemicals
Imagine a world where thousands of everyday items like cosmetics, paints, and cleaning products are made without fossil fuels. Celtic Renewables makes this a reality by leading a unique and circular solution that converts by-products and waste from a wide range of industries such as food, drink, and agriculture into green chemicals.
This revolutionary approach defossilises chemical production, adds value to industrial by-products and waste, and reduces the carbon footprint of products we use in our daily lives. Contributing to the transition to a Net Zero, Nature Positive World.
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Products
Green chemicals
Our green chemicals produce up to 65% carbon saving compared to petrochemicals.
Offering sustainable treatment solutions for by-products & waste while enabling industries like pharmaceuticals and personal care to achieve their own net zero targets, delivering cleaner and greener products to end consumers.
Process inputs
By-products & waste
From reject potatoes in agriculture to whisky by-products, at Celtic Renewables, we convert by-products & waste from a wide range of industries including food, drink & agriculture to produce high-value green chemicals.
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Biorefinery
First-of-a-kind technology
Celtic Renewables’ flagship, state-of-the-art commercial processing plant in Grangemouth is Scotland’s first biorefinery. The largest-scaled solution that converts by-products & waste into bio acetone and bio butanol using patented, proven technology. Offering a first of a kind solution.
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Join the dynamic and innovative team at Celtic Renewables, as we lead the green chemical revolution. Our vision is to create a world where sustainable, biologically derived, green chemicals, produced in harmony with planet earth replace our dependence on fossil fuel equivalents.
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